About Us
W. Nicholas Sabato - Executive Artistic Director
Nicholas is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio in New York City and is currently the Executive Artistic Director of Santa Fe Performing Arts School & Company.
Mr. Sabato has 28 years of experience as a Theater Artist, working in a variety of positions including Artistic Director, Director of stage and film productions, Executive Director, Development Director, Drama Teacher, Actor, Stage Manager, Light and Set Designer and Theater Technician. His regional work includes New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. He is a member of the Actors Equity Association, the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists.
His education credits include the University of California, Berkeley, the British-American Theatre Institute, the Greer Garson Theater Center, College of Santa Fe and the University of Indiana School of Philanthropy. Additionally, he has studied with Simon Callow and Mike Ockrent of the National Theatre of Great Britain, Kim Stanley and Vivian Nathan of the Actors Studio, New York City.
W. Nicholas Sabato has worked as a Performing Arts Drama Teacher/Director with children and adults of all ages in New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Santa Fe. Nicholas has also conducted national workshops teaching classroom teachers how to integrate drama into their curriculum including the Midwest Montessori Teacher's Training Center and was the Lincoln Center Teaching Artists for the Santa Fe Public Schools.
e-mail:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Megan Burns - Associate Artistic Director
Megan began acting in Santa Fe Performing Arts' Teen Ensemble in 2000. In 2003, Megan was invited by the Executive Director to join SFPA's Internship Program, and began work studies in costume design, set design, prop creation, box office management, producing and directing. Megan has been SFPA's Associate Director and primary Costume Designer since 2007.
Megan is co-founder of MEOW WOLF (est. 2008). Through MEOW WOLF, Megan directed the mutil-media play The Moon is to Live On in 2010 and has participated in six massive art installations, primarily as a sound designer.
Ms. Burns is local singer-songwriter Flamingo Pink! and has been performing in and around Santa Fe for 9 years. Her music has been described as "kitten-pile-music", which she regards as a very high complimet. You can listen to her original music at http://soundcloud.com/flamingo-pink.
Megan Burns teaches private voice and songwriting lessons. Please email her for more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Kathryn Mark - Business Manager/Teacher
Kathryn Mark graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1991and earned her Elementary Education teaching certificate from Chapman University, Los Angeles in 1998. Since her youth, Kathryn has had a passion for movement and dance. Originally trained in classical ballet, Kathryn furthered her learning with Afro-Haitian and Afro-Brazilian dance styles. In her work, she incorporates various somatic practices, including Feldenkrais, Gabriel Roth’s 5 Rhythms, and Continuum. She has expanded her movement work with multigenerational groups using CircusYoga.
Kathryn worked with special needs children during and after her formal education period delivering high-quality alternative instruction in the classroom and continues to follow her passion for dance through her teaching experiences. She has served as a Teaching Artist for ArtWorks, Santa Fe Performing Arts, The Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe and Espanola Valley Public Schools, The Children’s Dance Program, Moving Arts Espanola, National Dance Institute and Santa Fe area private schools. With these programs, Kathryn has facilitated opportunities for thousands of young people to explore their creativity and their appreciation of and relationship to the arts, all while nurturing their confidence and self-expression.
Kathryn is also the Business Manager for Santa Fe Performing Arts and is the Founder/ Director of Movement Arts for Every Body.
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Rochester Joyce DeWitt
Cindy Demo Louise Egolf
Mary Bush Amy Sisneros
Patty Terrell Marcia Berman
Vince Nicolosi Nathaniel V. Thompkins
Alice Van Buren Peter Komis
Rudy "Froggy" Fernandez
Santa Fe Performing Arts Awards and Acknowledgments:
2012 Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, Education and Outreach
2002 through 2010 Voted "Best of Santa Fe" Theater - SF Reporter
2000 Special Award - United Way of Santa Fe
1997 Endorsed by the National Education Association of New Mexico
1995 Awarded the Armory for the Arts Theater Complex - State of New Mexico
1993 Outstanding Contribution Arts and Humanities - Santa Fe Community Foundation
CONTACT US
Phone: 505-982-7992
E-Mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Mailing address: Santa Fe Performing Arts P.O. Box 22372 Santa Fe, N.M. 87502